It was your usual story of a mid-major team in way over their heads and the Mean Green lost 56-7.

Texas was a bad loss, but NTU rebounded against Southern Methodist. NTU won 24-6.

The Mean Green returned to futility against Tulsa this weekend, losing 28-3.

So it's a matchup of two 1-2 teams. Both records are deceiving. Akron put up great fights in its losses. The Mean Green brought a fly swatter to a nuke fight in their defeats.

But you're wondering, who is NTU, what can they do and what can't they do?

You've probably heard of Jamario Thomas. He's NTU's stud running back who looked destined for Sundays until last year's injury-filled season. Still, he's a formidable back who is one of the best runners Akron will see this year.